A Comparison of Homeopathic Medicine in the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
A Comparison of Homeopathic Medicine in the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
“I prefer to distinguish ADD as attention abundance disorder. Everything is just so interesting . . . remarkably at the same time.” — Frank Coppola
Assuredly Hahnemann declared in Aphorism [Aph] 153 that the particularly remarkable or distinctive attributes displayed within a patient influences medicine selection (Hahnemann 2013). It is the role of the unprejudiced homeopathic practitioner to observe the deviations from the patient’s normal health by their outward expressions to communicate the internal disease [Aph 6, 9, 211 & 213] (Hahnemann 2013). Moreover, the normal or typical manifestations of the deranged vital force [VF], for example general fatigue and pain, are insignificant unless idiosyncratic or dramatic in expression (Hahnemann 2013; Hering 2013). The intention of this essay is to discuss the unique relationship of particular remedies to the psychological system, more specifically Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder [ADHD]. Due to the large clinical presentations of ADHD, discussing the multitude of ADHD expressions is outside the scope of this paper however, a comparison and differential of the animal remedies Aranea ixabola (Aran-ix), Scorpio europaeus (Scor), Bufo rana (Bufo), Crotalus horridus (Crot-h), Calypte anna (Caly-an) and the animal nosode Lyssinum (Lyss) will be explored in relation to their ADHD manifestations. There is an element of restlessness, impulsivity and anxiety within all the remedies in this paper. Firstly, a brief introduction of ADHD will be outlined.
One of the most prevalent neuro-behavioural disorders diagnosed in childhood, ADHD, is a condition with distinctive behaviors including inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity (APA 2000; Willcutt et al 2012, pp.991-1010). Individuals may experience these symptoms singularly or as a combination of behavioural symptoms of diverse intensity. The idiosyncrasies
“I prefer to distinguish ADD as attention abundance disorder. Everything is just so interesting . . . remarkably at the same time.” — Frank Coppola
Assuredly Hahnemann declared in Aphorism [Aph] 153 that the particularly remarkable or distinctive attributes displayed within a patient influences medicine selection (Hahnemann 2013). It is the role of the unprejudiced homeopathic practitioner to observe the deviations from the patient’s normal health by their outward expressions to communicate the internal disease [Aph 6, 9, 211 & 213] (Hahnemann 2013). Moreover, the normal or typical manifestations of the deranged vital force [VF], for example general fatigue and pain, are insignificant unless idiosyncratic or dramatic in expression (Hahnemann 2013; Hering 2013). The intention of this essay is to discuss the unique relationship of particular remedies to the psychological system, more specifically Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder [ADHD]. Due to the large clinical presentations of ADHD, discussing the multitude of ADHD expressions is outside the scope of this paper however, a comparison and differential of the animal remedies Aranea ixabola (Aran-ix), Scorpio europaeus (Scor), Bufo rana (Bufo), Crotalus horridus (Crot-h), Calypte anna (Caly-an) and the animal nosode Lyssinum (Lyss) will be explored in relation to their ADHD manifestations. There is an element of restlessness, impulsivity and anxiety within all the remedies in this paper. Firstly, a brief introduction of ADHD will be outlined.
One of the most prevalent neuro-behavioural disorders diagnosed in childhood, ADHD, is a condition with distinctive behaviors including inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity (APA 2000; Willcutt et al 2012, pp.991-1010). Individuals may experience these symptoms singularly or as a combination of behavioural symptoms of diverse intensity. The idiosyncrasies